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The newly formed Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force is in charge of developing policies and plans to address the urgent crisis.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON, USA \u2014 After decades of neglect, murdered and missing Indigenous people are seeing movement in raising awareness and policy change in Washington State.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The newly formed Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force<\/a> is in charge of developing policies and plans to address the urgent crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The MMIWP Task Force announced ambitious plans in their first released report. Among the recommendations are funding for a new cold case unit specific to Indigenous people and creating cross-jurisdictional rules for law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n On Wednesday, the 25-member task force met virtually to discuss an update from the subcommittees working on the policies and plans moving forward.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n MMIWP Task Force Member Aubony Burns, is part of the Criminal Justice and Safety committee and is excited about the cooperation with police agencies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cLaw enforcement has really come out big, we\u2019ve had Tribal police, deputies from a variety of places, we\u2019ve seen folks from as far east as Spokane City Police all the way to the tip of the State,\u201d Burns said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Burns added, \u201cthe Washington Criminal Justice Training Center has contacted MMIWP for work on a new training program for police cadets, working with our recommendations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n One of the biggest roadblocks to finding missing Indigenous people has been the confusion between multiple police agencies across jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Task Force will collect data and research as their policy building progresses. The next meeting is scheduled for December and will be in person.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n For a daily roundup of everything you need to know for across western Washington<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>sign up for our <\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong>5 Things to Know email newsletter<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n